Curtain and method of making same



1935- R. l. BOSWORTH CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed NOV. 26, 1934 m WW A a d W W fi Y BY A TTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 22, 1935 UNITED STATES METHOD-{F 9mm, Gimme 'R- signer a, J t l M 115, Inc-, a corporation. f- Rhode i Island Application November 26, 19:4;smis qam, 4 Claims. "(c1;15s-;-.10

This invention relates to a' textile curtain, more particularly'that typeknown as a cottage set; and this invention has for one of its objects the provision of horizontal stripe effects particularly 5 in the border in a curtain of this character when woven in a single shuttle loom.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a fabric which may be used for cottage-'sets throughout widely varying widths of windows,

without the necessity of wasting any of the fabric, and without the necessity of weaving fabrics to a variety of varying widths for accommodating windows of different widths.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a curtain in a single shuttle loom, which will have contrasting colored stripe effects particularly in the border running horizontally of the curtain, which heretofore couldhave been produced only in box looms employing a plurality of shuttles, which is far more expensive and complicated to operate. l v

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

. Fig. 1 is an elevation looking at the inside of a window withcurtains illustrating my invention as mounted inposition over the window.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a piece of fabric from which these curtains are made.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the upper pair of curtains e V Fig. 4 is a plan view of the lower pair of ourtains. s

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the tie backs severed from the lower pair of curtains.

Heretofore, in the provision of what is known as cottage sets of curtains, in order'to produce these curtains inexpensively, it has been customary to weave them on a single shuttle loom. It is also customary to hang curtains with the warps extending vertically and the filling threads extending horizontally and curtains so made were cut across the warp threads that the desired lengths might be produced, their widths being relatively fixed by the width of the fabric woven. Further, it was necessary to either accept as the width of the curtain the width of the'fabric as woven or to split the fabric in two, using one half for one side and the-other half for theother side of a pair of curtains, or itwas necessary to waste a portion of the fabric if it were out between the middle and one edge. contrasting effect appeared in a vertical manner Further any striping or in th wer s s eisinsl -shu t e ould e; tr sting w t fie r; fie et i e in O der to produceanr horizontal: st ip e seei t' e n e e or design it was considered necessary to produce $1 1 au win fabr n ape eem th a pinrality of shuttles where the -shif ting of 'the shutt sisaee mel shed eeh er y se fierent filling and W mhkis! a mueh m xp n i operat n: Thu his condit n of af i sl m the design eifectstwhioh could be produced in u t s. s mple sing shuttle 0 m nd ma e it necessary toweave manw var ing dt of material for the accommodation of windows of varying i h d p actic ly m de t e ary for one buying curtain goodsby the yard to waste a certain portion oLtheseQgoods; if the desired. width could not-be. o tai w i wa a re quent-condition. e l o A L .-,'I, l ng o cottag s t i w l s nda dized andiin-erd r that a new ange f e fs may be produced in a simple manner, such as hc gri z n t e ff ct per u e lyin he rd r. I hav woven th seeds ro w ich cotta se s are terbe mad 03 Mosu -e u 1iethe standa d length of the cotta ge setswith thezidea in mindt et th we e threads shall n ho z tally andh -fi li thr ads e call an i this manner I-may cut the curtains of any de-.-= ir d width. or t ac m da on -e th n row o e emel de W ndewsend may Obtain a h rizontal, st ipeei eet stea er er eth s r trastin borde a eeren e; yeristie oi t e warp. th ead n a sinel shu t elee And I. have furth r f n that'bv; p st is method of procedure I may-cut from the fabric oneof the borde s in th u taiah h is to be usedon-the lower p r -thewindo nd I e h s portion tor he s eelled ftie a ks r the upper portion of the curtains, thereby giving a harmoniz n ble e olor whieh i se ca e u worked out-in the color schemeof the fabric 1 may produce; an th ol ow ps is a m e e ile description of the present embodiment o f'this' invention illustrating h p ef means y which" these advanta eousxresplts ma be accomplished:'- i v With reference tothe drawing, ,IO'designates a sheet of fabric as itcomes from the loom. The warp threads are extendin in the direction of the arrow 11 with the filling threads at right angles to them. fabric is woven .ona'single shuttle 'loom'so' that the ifilling threads are all of the same charactertandipresent the same ape: pearance wherever they show. The warp threads, however, which are led from the warp beam'or several warp beams, may be of contrasting ap pearance, either because of different colors, dif ferent sizes, different materials or any other manher of causing these warp threads to be of contrasting appearance, so that I form stripes 12 by means of the contrasting warp threads which extend lengthwise of the fabric and while they may be varied throughout a wide range, I usually choose to provide a marginal or border stripe 13 at one edge and a marginal border stripe 14 at the other edge of the fabric and as one of these edges becomes the lower edge, a hem at the lower edge of the curtain is unnecessary as the stripe or border effect will afiord the desired decoration.

Cottage-set curtains are standardized at a definite length or width, the upper pair of curtains being approximately 45 inches and the lower pair 36 inches long. Accordingly, the fabric which I weave is made of a width substantially .48 or 49 inches which fills the requirement as to the length of the upper pair and I sever from this width of fabric enough to provide for the dimension of the lower pair and utilize this severed portion for the tie-backs.

To provide the upper pair of curtains for the set, I cut a piece of fabric across the warp threads so that the warpwise length or extent of the fabric after hemming will be equal to the width of the curtain desired, and as shown in Fig. 3 this width which runs warpwise of the curtains is designated x, and would be formed by severing the piece of fabric 10 in Fig. 2 at the dotted line 26.

The hem of these curtains is formed warpwise, as at 15, by doubling the border 13 back upon itself and sewing as at 16 and 17 to provide a rod pocket 18. I may then dispose a curtain rod thru this pocket 18 for mounting the curtain in position. By causing the hem to run warpwise of the fabric the striping formed by the contrasting warp threads is disposed horizontally of the fabric, while the filling threads are disposed vertically and a curtain having a horizontal stripe effect is produced by the use of but a single shuttle loom. A finishing hem 19 is also formed at the edges of the curtains while a hem at the lower selvage edge is optional, it being merely necessary in some instances to turn back onehalf inch and bind the narrow selvage.

The lower pair of curtains, designated 20 in Fig. 4, are formed by similarly severing the piece of goods, such as at the dotted line 26 and in the case of the lower pair there is a cutting off of substantially nine'inches of the border, such as the border 13 shown in Fig. 2, after which a hem is produced at the upper edge by doubling the fabric upon itself, as at 21, and sewed at 22 and 23, providing a rod pocket 24 thru which the curtain rod is passed for hanging the curtain in position. 1

The side edges are also provided with hems 25, while the bottom selvage edge may, optionally, .be provided with a hem, or the narrow portion doubled back and sewed.

The severed portions 2'7 from the curtains are doubled back upton themselves and stitched as at 28 so as to provide the so-called tie-backs! which are provided with rings 29 and are looped about the upper pair of curtains as at 30, see Fig. 1,'to hold these curtainsin the desired pulled-back position.

In this manner, I provide a curtain on a single shuttle loom with a horizontal striping or border:

effect from goods in the piece which may be supplied in a manner to be cut off at any desired length to provide a curtain of the desired width, without any waste of material. Accordingly, a new effect in curtains may be produced by a simple and inexpensive single shuttle loom which has heretofore been produced only by a much more complicated procedure.

It will be understood that any desired weave can be used in these fabrics which I produce.

By the term cottage set I will be understood -to mean primarily four pieces of material; that is, two upper curtains, two lower curtains, and in some cases may additionally include two tie backs for the upper curtains. The foregoing description is directed towards the method and construction illustrated, but I desire itto be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the equivalent changes to whichthe construction and method are susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. The method of forming a cottage set which consists in providing a fabric having a woven contrasting border along at least one marginal edge thereof extending. warpwise of the fabric cutting fromthe fabric across the warp threads a plurality of pieces of material With the warpwise extent substantially equal to the width of each curtain, cutting a strip warpwise from the pieces to become the lower pair of curtains, hemming both the upper and lower pairs of curtains with the hems extending warpwise and causing the curtains to hang with the warp threads extending horizontally to provide a horizontal border effect at the lower edge and utilizing the severed strip for the tie backs for the upper pair of curtains.

2. The method of forming a cottage set which consists in providing a fabric having a woven contrasting border at the opopsite marginal edges extending warpwise of the fabric, cutting from the fabric a plurality of pieces of material with the warpwise extent substantially equal to the width of the curtain, cutting warpwise one border from the pieces .to become the lower pair, hemming both the upper and lower pairs of curtains with the hems extending warpwise and causing the curtains to hang with the warp threads extending horizontally. to provide a horizontal border effect, and utilizing the severed border for tie hacks for the upper pair of curtains.

3. A cottage set which comprises upper and lower woven fabric curtains each having the warp threads extending horizontally and a hem at their upper edge extending warpwise of the fabric, a border along the lower marginal edge comprising warp threads of an appearance contrasting with the warp threads in the main portion of the body of the fabric, and tie hacks for the upper pair of curtains corresponding with a portion of said curtains.

4. A cottage set which comprises upper and lower woven fabric curtains each having the warp threads extending horizontally and a hem at their 6' curtains.

ROSWELL I. BOSWORTH. 

